Monday, August 31, 2015

"The Soul of a New Machine"

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  We talk a lot about putting soul in our new machines.  The phrase comes from a book by Tracy Kidder.   Ira Flatow of NPR's Sc...
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Awesome Kits from Austin Texas

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http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/Kits/Kits.html If this is the kind of great stuff that results, then I agree with the bumper sticker: ...
Saturday, August 29, 2015

Adam Savage (Myth Busters) Interviews Andy Weir (Author of "The Martian")

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I liked this interview a lot, and I am sure SolderSmoke listeners will like it too. Weir admits to NOT having the Knack, but Mark Watney...
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Friday, August 28, 2015

Knack Movie and Book -- SolderSmoke on Mars -- "The Martian"

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I realize I'm very late in reading this book.  Billy read it last winter.  The movie is already coming out.  I guess I didn't see ...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Farhan's Secret Project: The SPECAN (Extremely Cool) (video)

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I had been sworn to secrecy for so long,  I thought I was going to burst.  I almost hinted at this in the last podcast.  But I didn't....
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SPECIAL 10th ANNIVERSARY OFFER ON SolderSmoke BOOK FREE DOWNLOAD

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On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the SolderSmoke podcast, I have reduced the price of the book "SolderSmoke -- Global...
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Monday, August 24, 2015

Unfazed! Fight HISS-teria! Give the Si5351 a Chance.

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  Thanks to all who have contributed to our discussion of phase noise and the Si5351 chip.  Let me throw out some ideas -- some technic...
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Saturday, August 22, 2015

SolderSmoke Podcast #179 SPECIAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

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SolderSmoke Podcast #179 is available: 22 August 2015 http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke179.mp3 YESTERDAY MARKED 10 YEARS...
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Friday, August 21, 2015

Going through a phase (on phase noise)

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There seems to be a bit of hysteria on the alleged phase noise problems of the Si5351 chip.  The library yields some words of wisdom that ...
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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Si5351 Phase Noise? A Tale of 3 Oscillators

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Si5351 at 16 MHz   There is still a lot of talk about the supposedly horrible phase noise of the Si5351 chip. In a recent episode of ...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

An Enthusiastic Recruit for the Color-Burst Liberation Army

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 Hey Bill and Pete Man, I am loving the podcast!  It is absolutely what I need, and what ham radio needs today!!! I am at abo...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Star Trek Propagation Prediction

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Thank you Brad Smith.  Live long and prosper OM. Our book: "SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics" http:...